July 2017 Archives

On behalf of The Johnson Firm posted in criminal defense on Friday, July 28, 2017.

Many people mistakenly assume that a young person who receives a misdemeanor conviction can just undergo the legal penalty and go on with his or her life. Unfortunately, even minor convictions at a young age can come back to haunt your child.

On behalf of The Johnson Firm posted in personal injury on Thursday, July 27, 2017.

If you drive east of Lake Charles on Interstate 10 for about an hour, you will come to Rayne, Louisiana. The modestly sized town has been in the news recently because a 42-year-old resident has been charged with vehicular homicide after he allegedly hit and killed a bicyclist with his car and then fled the scene.

On behalf of The Johnson Firm posted in personal injury on Thursday, July 20, 2017.

His driver's license was suspended in Louisiana and his right to drive in Virginia had been revoked. Nevertheless, a 55-year-old truck driver was on the road, although law enforcement officials say he was in no shape to be behind the wheel of a 1998 Freightliner tractor-trailer, hauling a load of lumber in Maine.

On behalf of The Johnson Firm posted in personal injury on Sunday, July 9, 2017.

Anyone who has driven on I-210 knows that the most dangerous vehicles going through Lake Charles are 18-wheelers. The enormous trucks weigh tens of thousands of pounds more than passenger cars and are significantly more difficult to maneuver and bring to a stop. When big rigs collide with passenger vehicles, the results are often dire for the occupants of the smaller vehicles.

On behalf of The Johnson Firm posted in family law on Wednesday, July 5, 2017.

No matter who you are, going through divorce could make you behave in ways that are uncharacteristic. This is understandable: divorce is extremely difficult; emotions can run high; and sometimes people do things they would not have done otherwise.

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